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(out-ly-ing) 3 syllables

Definition

adjective. located far away from the main area.

Example Sentence

The governor did not make it to the outlying settlements on a regular basis.

More Example Sentences

They traveled to the outlying farms.

Synonyms

remote; distant; peripheral

Antonyms

central; nearby; close

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Rhymes

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